I signed up for an American Express preferred Blue card and got approved for a limit of $25,000. I have a 830 credit score. I realized that the places I shop don’t accept that card and you have to pay for it yearly so I canceled it.

Then I decided I was going to get a Costco Visa. Once I signed up the credit limit was only $5,000. So I canceled that one. So I stupidly signed up for a Wells Fargo Visa and that was $4,000.

Don’t leave yet and please don’t make fun of me but I’m not done being stupid. I decided I wanted a different American Express card and when I signed up for it the credit limit was $2,000 so I canceled that one.

Again I know I’m fucking stupid but how bad did I just fuck up my credit?

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    7 days ago

    They want you to do it

    They usually have a different interest rate specifically for balance transfers. They’ll give you a month or two of no interest and then your normal spending will start accruing normal interest, but the transferred balance will accrue interest at some ridiculous rate

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        7 days ago

        Whether its 12 months of grace or 12 seconds, the interest rate that comes after the grace period is still scalping

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          7 days ago

          Not so much the case anymore. 10 years ago yeah, but recently most cards won’t charge back interest. Interest going forward is horrendous though, so yes definitely have a plan to pay it off beforehand.